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PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEK TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. , , yr , ,. ' - 6LNCLI3 COPY 3 CENTS. Devoted to the Protection of Home and the Interests of the County. $1.50 A YEAR Cf ADVA5CX GASTOXIA, N. C TUESDAY, JANUARY SI, NO. . VOL X32UL AN INTEBE9TINQ CHARACTER. Mr. Wiley Blauney Lives Where Ills Forefathers Settled Century and s ' 'Half Ago Esquire Riser in Hi New Home Air. Bess to- Kanitaa A .lire Bunch Newt from Bessemer City, Correspondence of. The Gazette.. BESSEMER CITY, Jan. 80. One of the most .interesting characters in " this part of Gaston Is- r. Wiley Mauney, .who makes his home with ; hit ton, Mr. Sylvanua Mauney, five ' miles west of here on the Bessemer 1 -City and Cherryvine road.; Mr. (Mau ney it 75 yeart Otff We and ': llvet within a few, hundred yardt of the ' spot where his grandfather, Christy Mauney, settled when he came to this country , from Germany shout "150 years ?agb, Ijeing at least fifteen years foefore the Revolutionary war. " At the breaking out of the war and ... for years afterward he was one of the largest land-holders who ever lived In, this section. , He .was. the father of a large family of children ' - and his descendants are among the ' ' prosperous " farmers .''and ;. "business men of this, and adjoining count let. ' Esquire Jacob Klser, of route two, ; . whose home with practically all of '- its contentt was burned tome months ago, has completed and moved into a new . house erected . on the same site. v;.:vt'''":''"'''::-;-'';!v.' , : - Mr. B. C. Bess, who lives Just out '. otAown on the Gadtonla 'road, has arranged to move to the State bf ' . Kansas. He expects to . leave ' here with his family tomojsrow. Mr. 'Best - a'bout six weeks ago returned from-J .Van extended business trip ; ' to . the West and . is most enthusiastic In speaking of the possibilities of that :, -country. '-' ' S V Flora, the little -two-year-old child of "Mr. and Mrs. Rohert Alex ander, who live" on the Ephrlam. Hol- ' land farm near town, was found , dead In bed about 6 o'clock Wednes day morning. She was playful and . : seemingly In good health when the V family retired. The funeral-' was conducted from the home by Rev. J. F. Armstrong and Interment was in the Olivet church cemetery Thurs day afternoon. Mrs. Mary Elizabeth -Warllck, of the Mary's Grove community six or seven miles weBt of here,' the wife of Mr. L. R. Warllck, died Friday morning After a "brief Illness and was burled at St. Mark's Lutheran ( church. Saturday Ju the presence of a ' large congregation. , Mrs. Moss was ' a most estimable woman, a consist-1 nt member of the Methodist church, She was the" mother of twelve chil dren, eight of, whom, with the hus band 'survive. The funeral service "was conducted by Rev." J. F. Arnv " strong, of this place. v, ; . . An oyster suppef was given at the . ' Falrview school house on the Cher ryville road Saturday night. Miss Essie Crown is the efficient teacher .of this school and Is endeavoring to place some needed furniture In the --btt4lBg. , A social . was given here by the ' Methodist t people and others Inter-, ested on Saturday1 night. ' Oysters and Ice cream and cake were served. . The Lutheran pastor, Rev. John Hall administered the Holy com munion to his memhers here yester day at the morning service. The Epworth League had charge of the . servite in the Methodist church last night, with Miss Kate. Wiley as the leader. There were readings fey Miss .. Wiley and1 Miss ; Addle Rendleman and short talks were made by Prof, D. C. Johnson, Mr. S. J. Durham and the pastor. . The. occasion was thor . oughly enjoyable andT helpful. . ' Pastor Armstrong of the Metho dist church announces the following changes' in his appointments begin "nlng next Sundays ! '. Bessemer City, 2nd and 4th Sun days lis, m. and every Sunday night;. Concord, 3rd Sunday ll .su m.; Tate's Chapel, 1st Sunday 11 a, m. : ' '-. . : ; Mr. and Mrs. J. - A. Mayes, of route two, were In town , a short time Saturday returning from Gas tonla where they had been shop ping. - Mrs. J. F.' Armstronr and Mlss Iva Thornburgi are Gastonia visitors today. '? ... , . NDENE NEWS FROM DALLAS, ROUTE I. Correspondence of The Gazette. DALIiAS, R. F. D. 1, Jan.; 30. Messrs. W. R. Turner, J, J. O. Pa sour, ; Joseph Holland . apd , William Harmon went " to Catawba county during the past week horse trading. -Mrs. Christie Jenkins spent sever al days last weelc visiting relatives nd friends at Dallas. Mrs. Venle Payne and daughter, 'Miss Cloe, of Dallas,- spent Saturday night an Sunday at the home of THrs. Etta White. JMr.' and Mrs. Rose Psour gave an old-time tinging at their home Saturday night. Quite t sum1 ber of .young people were 'present and all enjoyed the occasion very much. Miss Clara Hoffman spent Friday at the'.home of Mrs. Mattle Jenkins at Dallas. Mesdaraes Chris tie Jenkins, Richard Jenkins, Sarah Pasour-spent Friday with Mrs. Etta White. Mr. and Mrs. David Har mon, of Besseme'r City, spent one night last week at the home of Mr. William Harmon. Misses Nellie and Ocle Pasour, of .Dallas, were the guests of Misses Etta White and Ma ry Foy Sunday. Olr. Jasper Ratch ford, of Gastonia, spent the week end with homefolks in this section. Miss Etta Pasour visited Mrs. Ed Mauney 'Saturday. .Miss Ella Jen kins, of Dallas, was the guest Satur day, of Miss Clara Hoffman. -Misses Mabel and Carrie Dixon,'' . of Gastor nla, relumed home last Monday from- a visit at the home of their un cle, Mr. Rose Pasour. Misses Cora and Bertha Best were the; guests Saturday night and Sunday of their sister, Mrs. C. P. Ratchford. fldrs. L. Ib Clemmer went to Gastonia last sfonday to make her home with, her daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Qulnn. Mr. Clemmer went .before the holidays. Mrs. "W. R. Turner epent one lay last weelc with Mist ElvlraJHerron. IRON STATION NEWS. Correspondence of The Gazette. HTON STATION. Jan. 30. .Mrs. O. .P. Rudisill and little daughter, Gladys, have' returned home from a several days visit to relatives near jDallaa.1 Messrs. John Carson, Clyde wood and Lawrence Lalne, of near Gastonia, were the guests a few daya ago ' of Miss Florence Carson. Messrs. R. C. Goode and D. A. Trout man each made a 'business trip Xo Charlotte last week. (Mr. Belve Gar rison of Harden, spent Sunday, af ternoon in this section. 4Mry W. M. Atwater has returned home from a business trip to New. York. Mrs, Will Senter and mother, .Mrs. John Sherrlll, spent several days with rel atives In .LIncolnton last week. Mr. and Mrs. Luther Long visited in Gastonia last week. . , ' . A large crowd attended the -"box supper last Friday night and all re ported a pleasant time. The sum of 1 24 was raised which will go to re- pair the school "building. ; Mr. . Thomas' Qulnn, of Dallas, route one, Is spending some time with : relatives here. Messrs, Paul HooverindrJimea-SetzerTrofHrfii Shoals, June Rhyne and Kelley Sum mer, of Dallas, attended the fcox supper Friday night, Mlss Ferrie Hallman, of LIncolnton, Is spending some time with her grandmother. Mrs. Will Link and Miss Sallie Link were shopping In LIncolnton last Friday. ; : '. . ; NEWS FROM ROUTE THREE. Correspondence ef The Gazette. v GASTONIA, ROUTE 3. Jan. 28. Bertha Ann Moton, the little daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Will Moton, has been right sick. (Mr. Jesse. Costner is critically 111 at his home on route two. Little Jesse Adams Warren, the four-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Warren, has. been right sick: but is much Improved, to the delight of their many friends. The epidemic of meaales which pre vailed In this community has about sub8ided-Mrs. W. H. Moton, 'of route two, spent Thursday with Mrs. Will - Moton. Messrs. ' Robinson Brothers, of Lenoir, are cutting and shipping quite a good deal of Umber from this section. , . - . :'- IIcAderiville Hatters. Correspondence of The Gazette. - . Ctc AD EN VI LLB, Jan. 21 Mrs. A. P. Earney, of Charlotte, epent Sun- $30,000 RAISED. Good SUut Made Last Night Toward . Raisins Gastonta's Part of Stock In P iedmont .Ioterorhaa - Lines &Ir.kV, 6. Lee Explains ; tion Lo4 Business Men U tonlans Alloted $60,000 Worth of Stock. , ; , -: -.'U. V'CCyt;. In a few minutes last night, in a mass meetrhg at the city hallr Gas tonia tusinesss men subscribed " for nearly 130,000 worth of stock In the Piedmont Traction' Company, the exact amount "Delng -,128.360. The entire amount of stock which Gas tonia is asked to take Is 160,000 worth and there is no doubt at. all that 'the entire amount will be sub scribed within vfe days. Thet was a very good ' crowd- present last night "but many representative tuel nesa men were not out because the meeting bad not "been advertised. The largest subscribers AV last night's meeting were the following: Loray Mills, 115,000; 'A. E. Moore, $5,000; C. B.' Armstrong, $3,000; Gray Manufacturing Co., $2,500; Flint Manufacturing Co., $1,800. The meeting wns called to ordr at 8 o'clock by Mayor T. L. Craig and Mr. Andrew E. Moore-was made chairman. Mr. D. M. Jones acted as secretary. Mr. Moore made a short speech in which he' outlined in a general way th beneflta to be deriv ed by this section from the intern r ban line land urging ,' the truslnees men of Gastonia to subscribe liber ally to the stock, of the company. It Js, be stated, the greatest and most far reaching opportunity , which has ever knocked at oujr ; doors. Mn Moore's remarks were very 'Impres sive and he was heard with unusual Interest by the crowd.. Concluding hit remterks, Mr. Moore Introduced Mr. W, S. Lee, of Charlotte, who however is by. no means a, stranger to Gastonians. Mr. Lee Is vice' president and general manager of the, Southern Power Company and one of the tlx direc tors of the Piedmont syndicate, , the holding corporation for the several lines and companies which go to make up the Piedmont interurban system. ' Mr. Lee reviewed briefly the his tory of the development of the idea to "build a great trolley system con necting Anderson, S. C, and Dur ham, N. C. He told of the steps by which his company has secured con trol of the Anderson, S. C., Green ville, 8. C and Charlotte,' N. C traction lines. He told his hearers that hit' company had, Just recently, perfected freight, traffic arrange ments with one of the large steam trunk line railroads which "would give them an outlet to all sections. This, he said, was something which no electric road bad heretofore been able to do. The best expert en gineers In- America had gtfhe over the territory and do not hesitate -to say that, the scheme to build, this road Is not only feasible but that. with the Southern Power Company's stations already located at the prop er places along the route. It can be "operated perhaps' more successfully and more, economically than . any similar road in any other section of the country. He further stated that the road had been financed, which means that the capitalists have al-readyput-jnpjthree-fourths-of---jthe amount required to finance the road and it only remains for the manufac turer and business men ,along the route to raUe the remaining . one fourth. iWhen that, has been done day here -with ; her son, Mr. Frank Earney. Messrs. J. W., Crowley and H.;.M. McAden, of Charlotte, spent Friday here.i Mr. J. ' I. Hammett spent' several days last week in Charlotte. (Mr. and 'Mrs. J. ' R. Branch, of Charlotte, spent Sunday here with Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Fisher. Prof. J. L. Wefcb is Reaching a twenty-days singing school at . the Hosklns (Mills, . Charlotte, where he has a class of 73. Miss Met Mc Gee, who. has "been i Indisposed for several days, .is able to take her po sition In school hers as teacher again. Miss Mary Jones, of Char lotte, visited Relatives here Sunday. JMr. George' W. Rumfelt was a Charlotte visitor Friday. Mrs. 'Car rie Latimer , visited relatives - and friend in Charlotte Sunday. Mr. J. TV Ingram was a Chaiiotte visitor last . week. M las Bertha Cloninger and Mr. Frank Simmons and (faughter; Miss Retta, wer Gas tonia shoppers Saturday. Among those who went to Charlotte ' last week to see "The White Sister," were Dr. .James A. Anderson, Joseph L. Webber and Mrs. J. B. Reid. work will commence Immediately. Less than two weeks ago the com pany "began Its efforts to raise the required one-fourth ' of the stock along . the line of the road. Char-' lottea part of, $300,000 . has been oversubscribed." " Anderson, i Green wood, Greenville, Spartanburg and other South Carolina towns have all subscribed, most if not all of them having already . taken the , full amount allotted to them. Green wood, S. C, a town not as large as Gastonia, was assessed $100,000 and has raised ' the entire amount. The amount to foe raised on the line from Charlotte to Kings Mountain, a distance of about 35 miles, is $125, 000. Of this amount , Gastonia 'Is asked to subscribe $60,000, Mount Holly $15,000 ' (of which $12,000 was raised in a few minutes yester day afternoon), Bessemer City $10, 000, Kings Mountain $25,000, Low ell land other points, $15,000. That Gastonia will come up with her share promptly, is the belief of everybody. At last night's meeting C.hairman Moore was Instructed to appoint a committee to make a canvass for the remaining part of the amount to he secured and they will doubtless do this within the next few days. Ac cording to lr. Lee's statement they are ready to go .to work on actual construction the moment the entire one-fourth stock is subscribed by the manufacturers and other -business men , along the route. From the manner In which the several towns have "been raising their allotted amounts it would seem that work will commence within, a tew week' The cost of -constructing this road will "be something like $7,000,000. It was made plain by the speaker that the company asks for this stock to be subscribed not because of Ina bility on their part to raise the nec essary funds but because they desire to Jiave the interest and good will of the shippers and business men gen erally to whom they must look for business. They do not specially care for large subscriptions, preferring, where it caffbe done, that the stock be taken by a large number of peo ple in small blocks. As soon as the $125,000 Is raised by the citizens between Charlotte and Kings Mountain work will be begun and the line connecting these towns will be built, regardless of whether the balance Is buIH or not However, there Is no doubC at all that the whple line will be construct ed as planned. In addition to subscribing for stock the shippers along the route are being asked to sign contracts agreeing to give the Piedmont lines fifty per cent of their freight, rates and service "being equal, of course, to those offered by the steam- roads. The first contracts of this kind se cured by the road were In Gastonia and were secured just before Christ mas when the Messrs. Duke, Taylor, Lee and other representatives of the road wire here. Since that time the work of securing ' these contracts haa gone on steadily, and in this matter there has teen no lim It to the' interest and friendliness shown by the people along the pro posed road;. . v Mr. Lee stated that the board of managers of the Piedmont syndicate were Messrs. J. B. and B, N. Duke, Capt. Ellison A. Smythe and Mr. LewiSTWr-Parkerrof BoTrttrCarollnsr Mr. W. S. Lee -and the president of the National City Bank, of New York ' '. o ' . Two Interesting Addresses: i Sunday, two interesting addresses were delivered at the First Presby terian cburc.h (by Rev. Dr. J. O. Reay Is, of Nashville, Tenn. At the morn ing hour 'Dr. Reavis spoke on "Afri ca" and his address contained, a great fund -of interesting and in-, structive Information on the progress of missions in that continent. Tb Presbyterian church now haa more than 8,000 members in Africa and Dr.' Reavis told of one church which supports 'fifty 'native missionary workers. At night there was a large audience present, the service being in the nature of a union serv ice for the First -Presbyterian church,7 the Loray Presbyterlkn church the Associate . Reformed j . Presbyterian church and Main Stre-eTMethodtot church. Dr. Reavis dwelt upon the great revivals which have apread over Africa,- Korea, China and India, see-mindly as a result of the wonder ful revival which had its Qriglnln Wales a few years ago.' Both of Dr. Reavis' addresses "were" heard withT great interest 'by large audjences and were of an unusually- bigb order? ;: MR. X L GLENN DEAD. Son of -Mrs. J. P. Glenn. Passes Away ! After , Lingering Illness Was Proofreader on the Waebingtoa Post Body Rro ught Here on No, . 89 To-Day for. Burial FunersJ This Afternoon. ' - '. ( Mr. Robert Lee Glenn, son of Mrs. Mr. Robert Lee Glenn, son ' of died at his home in Washington, D. C, Sundayr-tbe 29th, following an illness of several months from heart trouble. The body, accompanied by his widow, Mrs. Edna Hllburn Glenn, their two children, Robert and Edward, . Mrs. Glenn's sister. Mrs. Eva Condon, - of. Birmingham, Ala., and bis sister, Mrs. Stella Mc Elhannon, arrived In Gastonia on No. 39 this morning and was taken to the home of, hit mother No. 422 West Main avenue. During the day manyjiends of the deceased called at the residence to view the body and pay their IaBt respects to hit memo ry. Funeral services were held at the residence at 2 o'clock this afternoon, Rev. W. H. Hardin, rector of St. Mark's Episcopal church, and Rev. R. C. Anderson, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, officiating. There waa present a large number of relatives and friends. Interment followed in the family plot in Oak- wood cemetery. , The funeral was conducted with Masonic honors, the pall-bearers be ing members of Gastonia Lodge No. 369 as follows, viz: Messrs. J. W. Carroll, J. F. McArver, J. E. Falls, E. G. McLurd, L. F. Groves and W. N. Davis. Mr. Glenn was a native of Gaston county, being a son of the' late J. P. Glenn.and Mrs. Martha Glenn, and was born October 1, 1867, and waa hence in his forty-third year. For the past twelve years he h"d been a resident of Washington, D. C, where he held a responsible position at proofreader on The Washington Post. He had been in decllnging health for the past year and had been unable to work for ' some months. Surviving the deceased are his widow and two children, his mother and two sisters, Mrs. Stella McEl hannon, of Washington; and Mrs. S. A. Kindley, of Gastonia Deceased was a member of, the Episcopal church. He was a dutiful son, a tender husband and father and a loyal friend. - He was known apd liked by many people here, In his old home town, and the sorrowing mo ther, wife, children and sisters have the sympathy of a large number of zrienas. . It Is a striking coincidence that just one year ago today ' deceased left for Savannah, Ga., to be 'with hit brother, the late William W. Glenn, who died there on February 2nd. . Among the out-of-town attendant! at the funeral were Messrs. J. C and J. B. Glenn, of Charlotte, uncles of deceased. League Social Meeting. ' The Epworth League of Main Street Methodist church, held an in teresting social -meeting last night and also installed officers. The of ficers for the ensuing year are as follows, viz: .President Frank R. Anders; first vice president, : Susie Rawllngsf secondvke7presIdentr Mabel Herman; third vice president, Zoe Porter; secretary and treasurer, Grady ' Rankin ; agent ' for Epworth Era, Pearl Faulkner. - An interest ing feature , of the eveningwas a contest, entltlde "A Trip to Paris." Music and refreshments In the shape of hot chocolate 'added to the pleas ure of " "the occasion. The ' league room was comfortably and neatly fix ed up for the occasion. The com mittee . having the event in charge was composed of Miss DeHa Nolen, chairman. Misses Janie and Carrie Morris, Willie Jenkins and Bertha Long.' ..,' Improved Blail Service. ." ' On account of the Increase of 'bus iness at the post office and because of the" fact that later night service is given,' Mr; George L. Rawllngs has been appointed a clerk in the office. Mall deposited in the office as late as 8:45 p. cq. is now dlspatcfied on night trains Nos. 43 and 30. -Mr. Rawlings has had quite a good deal of experience in the postoffice and his addition : to the force of clerk will mean an Increase in the rapidi ty and dispatcn of business. ,: ' - T-Mr. W. T. Rankin, of the Gas tonia Insurance and Realty Co., Is out of town for a few days on busi ness. Personals and Locals. -r-Mr. John A. Smith, of Bessemer City; was a business' visitor In Gas tonia yestefday. : Cir. R. -R. Ray, of McAdenvilla,' was in Gastonia on (business yester day. ,',-: Mr. John R. Rankin and Mr. A. J. Smith were visitors to Belmont yesterday':'' :- Mr. P. Woods Garland, Jr., has returned, from. Raleigh, where V ha spent several days on business. .(Miss Mary Lou Patrick, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs-. Reece Patrick, of the Union neighborhood, is quite ill from pneumonia. . IMlss Eliza Lindsay returned Saturday from -' Klngstree, 6. C, where she spent ten days with rela tives and friends. , , ' , Thursday is groundhog day We'll know then. Just what kind of weather we are to have for the fol lowing forty days. ; ; , Mrs. C. H, Anderson, of Char lottesville, Va., arrived Saturday to visit her eon, Rev. A, 8. Anderson. : pastor of the 'Loray Preslbyterlav church, '.'',v-,' Mr. A.. J. Klrby has recently purchased several lots In South Gas tonia, near the Dunn Mill, from Mr. R. P. Parker and It erecting thereon several cottages.' - Mr. Charlie Craig, a former Gastonlan but for the past several years a resident of Charlotte, has ac cepted a position with Messrs. Craig L 'Head, harness makers, here.' -, v -Mr. . Claire Henderson, son . of Mr.-and Mrs. J. R. Henderson, of the Union neighborhood, has accept- ed a position with the Aberuethy Shields Drug Company and entered upon his new duties this morning. "License to marry r was issued yetterday "by Register of Deeds A. J. Smith to Mr. W. C. Teague, of Tam pa, Fia., and Miss Clarence K. Ste vena, of Henderson, Ky. Mr. Teague ' Is a native of Gaston and -hat rela-v tives in the county so they tmet here -to plight their troth. ; t - Mr. J. C. Stonebraker, of Ha gerstown, Md., author .of a work en titled "The Unwritten 6outh,,. It a -visitor In the city today. Mr. Stone , broker's book deal with facta and, incident! in regard to the civil waj .' which are not to be found recorded fn the ordinary text-books of hlsto-" ry, , ; - : y ' . ', Mr. W. C. Davis, . the popular liveryman, had' the misfortune to lose one of , his fine horses Sunday night, the , animal having died of V colic supposed .to have been caused by. -eating spoiled corn. Mr. Davis had "been offered $200 for the horse only two or three days before its death, . ... ;. w.' D.,Gurley, who waa hound ' over to Superior Court some time ago Under a $200 "bond on a charge ' of seduction and has since been in Jail here . awaiting trial, succeeded yesterday In securing 'bond and waa released from custody, The ; casa -against. Gurley will probably coma up for trial at the next term of court . which convenes here on Monday,: February 27th. . 'h- ' l - . . . . . - N. A. Morris, an employe of the Mayes Manufacturing Company ; at Mayesworth'TepoTtedT'toT" the Gas tonia . police . department yesterday- -morning that his wife, Mary Merrls, had deserted him. She left, home Friday and it is known that ke went . to Charlotte, aa she waa seen there. The supposition is that she eloped with one Pink penley, "with whom they (boarded and who has also dis appeared, leaving . a wife and five children in a very 'destitute condl-' tion. Efforts will be made to locata the elopers and bring them to book. - Since the appearance of an item in last Friday's Gazette -mentioning " the many complaints that are being madeby the public because of the fact that the county officers have not installed telephones in their offices in the irew court house, many-read- era of The Gazette have taken 00- J caslon to mention the matter to the -newspaper men, . They all agree that the county officers should install tel ephones at once. : While It may mean some, extra work for the officers, : they are looked upon as public ser vants and. the pu'blic expects them to Have everything that can te had for the convenience of the public. Wa do not see the Justice In subjectlc; the public to the great inconvenience . of having to go to the court hous always when the business, which ty the way might be of Interest to tla officers themselves could le easily transacted over the phone. 1 .